Asia Cup 2012

Asia Cup 2012 will begin on Monday, March 12, 2012 in Bangladesh as per cricket schedule announced. 2012 Asia Cup is an international tournament to be organized by Bangladesh. Asia Cup 2012 will consist of 6 ODI and 1 Final match. to be hosted by Bangladesh in March 2012. 

The Asia Cup 2012 tournament is a part of Future Cricket Tour Programs (FTP) prepared by International Cricket Council (ICC). Bangladesh will host this tournament, beginning on March 12, 2012. In Asia Cup 2012 bilateral series, first ODI match would be between Bangladesh - Pakistan on Mar 12, 2012 at 14:30 local time to be played at Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur.

Date and Time	Match Details and Series
Mon Mar 12 14:30 local | 08:30 GMT	1st ODI - Bangladesh vs Pakistan Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur
Tue Mar 13 14:30 local | 08:30 GMT	2nd ODI - India vs Sri Lanka Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur
Thu Mar 15 14:30 local | 08:30 GMT	3rd ODI - Pakistan vs Sri Lanka Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur
Fri Mar 16 14:30 local | 08:30 GMT	4th ODI - Bangladesh vs India Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur
Sun Mar 18 14:30 local | 08:30 GMT	5th ODI - India vs Pakistan Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur
Tue Mar 20 14:30 local | 08:30 GMT	6th ODI - Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur
Thu Mar 22 14:30 local | 08:30 GMT	Final ODI - TBC vs TBC Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur

References:


http://www.cricschedule.com/series/107-asia-cup-2012-schedule-fixtures.html

Cricket News

India and Sri Lanka in Australia Tri-Series 2012

Australia vs Sri Lanka, 1st Final

Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane, March 4, 2012

1. South Africa sweep New Zealand ODI series




Auckland: Paceman Marchant de Lange picked up four wickets on his one-day international debut as South Africa completed a 3-0 clean sweep against New Zealand with a five-wicket victory in the third and final ODI in Auckland on Saturday.


Unpaid Lankan stars continue to shine at tri-series

Melbourne: Sri Lankan cricketers, who have punched much above their weight by reaching the finals of the ongoing ODI tri-series by ousting India, will not get a single penny for these matches even after the release of their outstanding payments dating back to last year`s World Cup


Indians return home after worst tour of Aus in 45 years

Brisbane: Outplayed on the field and dogged by persistent reports of a rift in the team, the demoralized and jaded Indian cricketers left for home today after the worst tour of Australia in the last 45 years.




More Matches Coming

Forthcoming Fixtures

Australia v Sri Lanka, 2nd Final India and Sri Lanka in Australia Tri-Series 2012 March 06, 2012 at Adelaide Oval, Adelaide

South Africa v New Zealand, 1st Test March 07, 2012 at University Oval, Dunedin

Australia v Sri Lanka, 3rd Final (if needed) India and Sri Lanka in Australia Tri-Series 2012 March 08, 2012 at Adelaide Oval, Adelaide

Bangladesh v Pakistan, 1st Match Asia Cup 2012 March 11, 2012 at Shere Bangla National Stadium, Dhaka

India v Sri Lanka, 2nd Match Asia Cup 2012 March 13, 2012 at Shere Bangla National Stadium, Dhaka

Canada v Netherlands, 5th Match, Group A ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier, 2011/12 March 13, 2012 at Dubai International Cricket Stadium , Dubai

Kenya v Scotland, 6th Match, Group B ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier, 2011/12 March 13, 2012 at ICC Global Cricket Academy , Dubai References: http://zeenews.india.com/sports/graph.aspx?cbzmid=10731&cbzpage=graphs#graphs http://zeenews.india.com/

Sindh Culture Day

Sindh Culture Day is observed on December 4th, 5th, 6th. The day is celebrated by the people of Sindh, province of Pakistan to express their loyalty to the Sindhi culture and it's thousands of year old cultural symbols, the traditional Sindhi Cap and Ajrak cloth. When the day was celebrated for the first time in 2009, it was referred to as "Sindhi Topi Day" (Sindhi Hat Day),^[1] however in 2010 it was universally referred to as "Sindh Culture Day:.

Reference:

http://www.google.com.pk/search?tbm=isch&hl=en&source=hp&biw=1152&bih=670&q=sindhi+saqafat&gbv=2&oq=sindhi+saqafat&aq=f&aqi=g1&aql=&gs_sm=e&gs_upl=941l11714l0l12174l24l23l2l3l3l2l785l5684l1.3.4.7.1.1.1l18l0

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sindh_Culture_Day

ICC Cricket World Cup 11

ICC World Cup 2011 Australia vs Canada, 35th Match, Group A M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru, March 16, 2011 Australia won by 7 wkts Australia: 212/3 (34.5 Ovs) Cameron White* 4(3) Michael Clarke 16(17) Canada: 211 (45.4 Ovs) Henry Osinde* 9.5-0-53-1 Balaji Rao 7-0-46-0 Run Rate: 6.09 ICC World Cup 2011 South Africa vs Ireland, 34th Match, Group B Eden Gardens, Kolkata, March 15, 2011
South Africa won by 131 runs
Ireland: 141-all out (33.2 Ovs) Boyd Rankin 0(2)	South Africa: 272/7 (50.0 Ovs) Jacques Kallis 6-1-20-2 Morne Morkel 5.2-0-33-3
Run Rate: 4.23

ICC World Cup 2011

Zimbabwe vs Pakistan((((( WON))))), 33th Match, Group B

Eden Gardens, Kolkata, March 15, 2011

ICC World Cup 2011

Holand vs Bangladesh((((((WON))))), 32th Match, Group B

Eden Gardens, Kolkata, March 15, 2011

ICC World Cup 2011

Australia(((((WON))))) vs, Kenya 31th Match, Group B

Eden Gardens, Kolkata, March 15, 2011

ICC World Cup 2011

New Zeeland((((((WON)))))) vs, Canda 30th Match, Group B

Eden Gardens, Kolkata, March 15, 2011

ICC World Cup 2011

South Africa(((((WON))))) vs India, 29th Match, Group B

Eden Gardens, Kolkata, March 15, 2011

ICC Cricket World Cup 11

 Posted By Muhammad basharat

ICC World Cup 2011 Kenya vs Canada, 23rd Match, Group A Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi, March 7, 2011
Canada need 97 runs
Canada: 102/3 (25.1 Ovs) Jimmy Hansra* 30(51) Ashish Bagai 18(35)	Kenya: 198 (50.0 Ovs) Jimmy Kamande* 3.1-0-12-0 Collins Obuya 2-0-15-0
Run Rate: 4.05 (Required: 3.91)	Current Partnership: 54(85)
Last Wicket: Ruvindu Gunasekera st Ouma b Ngoche 18(27) - 48/3 in 11.0 ov.

ICC World Cup 2011 India vs Ireland, 22nd Match, Group B M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru, March 6, 2011

Match Information Umpires: Billy Bowden (NZ) & Rod Tucker (Aus) Third Umpire: Marais Erasmus (RSA) Match Referee: Roshan Mahanama (SL) Toss: India (Elected to field) Match Status: India won by 5 wkts

Kenya all out for 198 against Canada
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Alvida doston, tweets devastated KP
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Yuvraj Singh happy to be India`s terminator
Yuvraj Singh admitted on Monday that he`s thriving in his role as India`s World Cup terminator.

ICC alters 2.5 metre rule for greater consistency
The ICC on Monday issued fresh guidelines to umpires for greater consistency in the 2.5 metre rule.

Pakistan batsmen geared up for better show against NZ
New Zealand will have their task cut out when they take on Pakistan in a group A encounter on Tuesday.

Kohli retains no 3 position in ICC ODI rankings
Virat Kohli continued to retain the third place even as Yuvraj Singh`s match-winning knock against Ireland helped him move to 22nd.

It`s a dream come true to make the World Cup: Hussey

Ecstatic Australian batsman Mike Hussey said it is a dream come true to make the country`s World Cup squad after being initially overlooked due to injury.

We don`t want easy matches, says coach Kirsten
India coach Gary Kirsten is happy that his side has not got any "easy matches" so far as this has helped team get a hang of different situations.